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Boys Brigade Centenary Celebrations at Ibrox, Glasgow, 1 September 1982. The Boys' Brigade was founded in Glasgow by Sir William Alexander Smith on 4 October 1883 to develop Christian manliness by the use of a semi-military discipline and order, gymnastics, summer camps and religious services and classes. [7]
Sir William Alexander Smith (27 October 1854 – 10 May 1914), the founder of the Boys' Brigade, was born in Pennyland House, Thurso, Scotland. He was the eldest son of Major David Smith and his wife Harriet. He had one sister and two brothers.
The Boys' Brigade; Founded: 4 October 1883 [1]: Founder: William Alexander Smith [1]: Founded at: Glasgow, United Kingdom [1]: Focus: The Object of The Boys' Brigade is: "The advancement of Christ’s kingdom among Boys and the promotion of habits of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline, Self-respect and all that tends towards a true Christian manliness."
The Boys' Brigade's former Campus at 105 Ganges Avenue. The Boys' Brigade was introduced to Singapore by James Milner Fraser, an architect from Britain. He was a former member of the 23rd Aberdeen and the 23rd London Companies. On 12 January 1930, Fraser started the 1st Singapore Company at Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church.
The Founder's Award (also known as Founder's Badge) is the highest award attainable in the Senior Section of the Boys' Brigade in Malaysia. Those who attained this award are called a Founder's Man . In countries where King Charles III is head of state, the equivalent award is the King's Badge , and accordingly the members attaining the award ...
About twenty boys attended: eight from local Boys' Brigade companies, and about twelve public school boys, mostly sons of his friends. [51] Captioned "Boy Scouts", caricature of Baden-Powell in Vanity Fair, April 1911. Baden-Powell was also influenced by Ernest Thompson Seton, who founded the Woodcraft Indians.
Brigade was founded in 1937 by Joe Coughlin (1919–2005), then a sophomore at Wheaton College, Illinois.It began as a boys' group, under the name of the "Christian Service Squad," at the Methodist church in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where Coughlin served as a Sunday School teacher.
The hymn has always been closely associated with the Boys' Brigade founded by Sir William Alexander Smith, which has the motto, "Sure and Steadfast". [3] It is the official hymn of Dollar Academy , an independent day and boarding school in Scotland , where it is known as the "Dollar Anthem".